"The Value is the Same"

I was in Germany right after they adopted the Euro, and now I'm in Ghana right after they re-denominated their currency. It used to take about nine thousand three hundred Cedis to equal the value of a US dollar. Now a new Ghana Cedi is worth a little more than a dollar. The money I'm holding in each of my hands is worth the same amount (both around $100). The signs to educate people make it clear that "the value is the same" (one Ghana Cedi is equal to 10,000 old Cedis). I think people are handling the change pretty well. The woman in the pictures is my supervisor's secretary, Eduwodzi ("eh doo woodgy"), showing off the new tens that came through the office.